TRACC – Marine Conservation in Sabah, Malaysia

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Choose how you can help from our  project summary 2013 for volunteers.  Choose from two fantastic Malaysian tropical islands.   We also have other ongoing conservation projects for researchers and students.

Download volunteer brochure (PDF takes several minutes). — What our volunteers say about TRACC

Shark Bottle reef by TRACC on Pom Pom Island, near Sipadan, Semporna Sabah

Recycled bottle reefs grow coral and attract fish

Click these links for more Information for short term marine conservation trips, or longer volunteer expeditions. or turtle volunteering or Marine science courses or combine Conservation with school teaching.

Click this link for our Volunteers in action
Click this link for Short trips to join an expedition
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WHY DO WE DO THIS?

The 1st problem is the coral reefs of SE Asia have been blasted by bomb fishing. Unfortunately, the reefs do not recover naturally (learn why reefs don’t recover and what we do to help)

The 2nd problem is the sharks and ray populations have been reduced by upto 98% – learn more.

The 3rd problem is that cyanide fishing for the live fish trade has reduced fish stocks to critical levels – learn more.

To help solve these problems, we have active campaigns using advocacy, awareness and practical conservation using volunteers to replant coral and help develop a marine protected area. We are leading the campaign for Shark protection Laws in Sabah and have also developed the action plan for sharks and the global shark survey.

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Conservation Volunteer – Volunteer role – Coral planting- Shark Campaign objectives-  Shark Conservation – Global Shark Survey – Shark protection organisations -  Turtle protection  – Photo Gallery – Site Map

Diving Volunteers

TRACC has been actively involved in marine conservation projects in Borneo for 15 years mostly using volunteer divers. We have run several scuba diving volunteer projects and believe that volunteer opportunities are of benefit to the environment and to the volunteer.  Our current volunteer project is on a pristine, white sand, turtle beach.

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Sabah is at the North end of the island of Borneo and is in the centre of South East Asia and in the coral triangle

Very close to Sipadan and Mabul, our island near Semporna, Sabah has the muck diving biodiversity that scuba divers seek without the crowds and at a fraction of the cost.  Muck diving is not all that Pom Pom offers, the visibility is great and the volunteer divers often see amazing pelagic fish, manta’s, rays and sharks. A great place to learn to dive or snorkel with PADI or simply to chillout!

Make a difference with your next trip abroad – come for a few days & become a marine conservation volunteer.

Shark Conservation

We are actively involved with shark conservation having conducted shark surveys around Borneo for 16 years using scuba divers and diving volunteers.  We have developed action plans for sharks, raised awareness about the problem of shark fin soup and were instrumental in getting a commitment from the Sabah State Government to ban shark fishing and shark products in the state.  The Pom Pom Island diving Volunteer Project is the first of a series of totally protected shark sanctuaries we are trying to create.

Environmental awareness

The Green Connection Aquarium and Science Discovery centre is a conservation focused attraction designed to create environmental awareness in Sabahans and visitors.

Like Save sharks in Sabah on facebook  -  See our Volunteer activity & coral planting  -

Download volunteer guide

Download Volunteer brochure (PDF takes several minutes)

 About TRACC – TRACC advocacy - Tracc publications -Projects – Consultancy – Contact us -  Sabah -  Celebes sea – Dive sites – FAQ  - Our photos & Video – Panoramio  – Flikr – Youtube – Links to Internet resources -

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